Last days in Noosa

And so to our last full day in Noosa!  First we went to Noosaville and had a wander round there, and then we went to a Viewpoint where we had awesome views of Noosa and beyond:

We then headed back to Noosa for a final look round the shops and a last walk along the shore:

And then back to the house for our last night in Noosa.  We had a lovely barbeque, and then shared a bottle of bubbles to once again toast mum and dad and their happy anniversary:

Maybe too many bubbles?!....

And Mark proved himself a true Perry by finishing off the apple crumble pie:

We were due to fly out of Noosa early afternoon on May 18th which meant we had the morning to enjoy the beautiful 40 mile beach close to the house:

Paint the town red!

The evening of mum and dad's Ruby wedding anniversary we had booked to go for a meal at Bistro C, by the sea in Noosa.  It was recommended by an Aussie friend of mine as being fine dining, but child friendly....and it was!

Much excitement as mum and dad open their present - they collect Swarovski Crystal so we thought a red rose was apt for their Ruby Wedding...

It was a great night and the food was amazing..

And then outside for another photo opportunity...

Must be a Red day!

May 16th 2010 - mum and dad's Ruby Wedding Anniversary!  40 years, and they still say that they would marry each other again tomorrow.  That's some example for us.....if we are half as happy as they are in another 35 years then we'll be very happy indeed!

In the morning Mabel wasn't feeling well so Emma suggested that they have a day under the duvet while the rest of us went to Noosa for the day.  Mum, dad, Kieran and Mark decided to have a walk around Noosa Heads, while Darren and I went to the beach and had a look around Noosa.

Don't we make a beautiful couple!

We all met up again for lunch in a great little restaurant on the main street of Noosa, Hastings Street - all the decor was red - almost like we'd planned it!

After lunch, we went for a walk through Noosa and through some woods where we saw a Kookaburra in the tree!

And then to the beach for a coffee.

Kieran gets hold of the camera.....

And then for a walk along the shore before heading back to the car.

One final stop before getting back to the house was a visit to 'The Big Shell'.  We had seen the sign for it from the main road so we figured it was worth a visit.....

Ok, the shell as a tourist attraction was pretty rubbish....but it's a nice photo!

We're all going on a Winter holiday!!!!

One of the main reasons that mum and dad chose to come to Australia at the time of year that they did was so that we could all celebrate their Ruby wedding anniversary together.  So, to make it special we decided that a family holiday was in order - a long weekend at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.  So it was with much excitement that we all met up at the airport to head for Noosa.

On the plane Darren and I were lucky enough to have a spare seat next to us......that was of course until I went to the toilet and came back to find a visitor - bringing his biscuit with him!

We were going to be staying at Noosa Shores which is in a World Heritage Listed National Park.  It's billed as a 'Wilderness Retreat' and as this would suggest it was a fair way from the nearest town, and a car ferry trip to get out of the Park.  We had therefore hired a car so that we would be able to get around and see a bit of Noosa.  It was genius as we set off in the 8 seater and Mark played the theme tune to 'The A-Team' at full volume!

After a quick detour to the supermarket to pick up supplies, it was time to see where we were staying............

The holiday home is described as being a 'nature-based' holiday - meet the spider outside the front door that luckily didn't move the whole time we were there.....

Once we'd explored the house it was time to make the most of the late afternoon of our first day.  Mum and dad walked to the beautiful beach that was close by, while the rest of us headed to the pool....with heated spa pool!

The pool had a few other visitors too....

After the pool/beach it was time to head back for dinner.  The holiday homes have a screened decking area with a bbq, which sounds great in principal - but I think the chefs might have a word to say about the smoke!

And dinner was served!!!